moviemaker

noun

mov·​ie·​mak·​er ˈmü-vē-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce moviemaker (audio)
: one who makes movies
moviemaking noun

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Image Throughout his career Mr. Kilmer often left an impression — with movie viewers as well as moviemakers — of unpredictability. Bruce Weber, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025 Throughout his career Kilmer often left an impression, with movie viewers as well as moviemakers, of unpredictability. The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025 Actors like her who can somehow find purchase in pulpy disasters like this are certainly wish-list fodder for moviemakers, yet are near-impossible to find. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025 Ted Kotcheff, the unheralded Canadian moviemaker who moved gracefully among genres to direct such notable films as The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, First Blood and Weekend at Bernie’s, has died. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for moviemaker

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of moviemaker was in 1912

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“Moviemaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moviemaker. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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